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The shield of his mighty men is red,
    his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots flash like flame[a]
    when mustered in array;
    the chargers[b] prance.
The chariots rage in the streets,
    they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches,
    they dart like lightning.
The officers are summoned,
    they stumble as they go,
they hasten to the wall,
    the mantelet is set up.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:3 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
  2. Nahum 2:3 Cn Compare Gk Syr: Heb cypresses

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